HOLDERS Waringstown have been handed a home tie against Bready in the first round of the 2016 Irish Senior Cup draw made in Dublin earlier today by Cricket Ireland President Dr Murray Power and Andy Clement - Chairman of the Cricket Committee.

CLARE SHILLINGTON hit an unbeaten 46 to gain the Player of the Match Award as Ireland Women crushed hosts Thailand by ten wickets to record their second warm-up win in the T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Bangkok.

The very best of Test cricket continues this month when number one-ranked South Africa locks horns with fifth-ranked India in a four-match series and number two-ranked Australia hosts sixth-ranked New Zealand in a three-match series, including the first-ever day/night Test in Adelaide. Both series will begin on Thursday, 5 November.